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Jan. 8, 2009 10:06 p.m. dyintorace HalfDork

Boy is this shot crying out for a "fail" poster!

Story from Jalopnik here:

Let's say you're out in the Italian countryside with your bestest, wealthy car collector buddy and he lets you behind the wheel of a $600,000 Mercedes McLaren SLR. Of course, being a douche, you'll find it necessary to take a shot of yourself in front of said SLR posing in your most douche-like stance after you've just wrecked it into a pile of bricks. Yes, you are that guy. Seeing as this bright young chap's "after" picture is readily photoshoppable, we believe it's time to create a legend out of this d-bag — this — "SLR Guy."
Jan. 8, 2009 10:31 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork

What the berkeley is that, rip(?) in the hood??!!!
Jan. 8, 2009 10:53 p.m. Luke Dork

That is just so perfect. SLR Guy epitomizes douchebaggery. The stupid hat, the glasses, the pursing of the lips, the self-taken photo of his douche-y head in front of the expensive supercar he just trashed, etc.
Jan. 8, 2009 11:39 p.m. Twin_Cam Dork

Things like this make me homicidal...
Jan. 9, 2009 12:31 a.m. byron12 New Reader

typical douche....
Jan. 9, 2009 4:52 a.m. Duke Dork

It looks like there's a number panel on the door - probably an event of some sort?
Jan. 9, 2009 5:37 a.m. aussiesmg HalfDork

The douche bag rally?
Jan. 9, 2009 6:26 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork

aussiesmg wrote:

The douche bag rally?

Could be, but I don't see any of the number stickers on his vehicle

edit: oh wait, you can see it just to the right of his head.

Stupid rich people + the vehicles they can afford = 1 dead supercar + n dead people
Jan. 9, 2009 6:36 a.m. John Brown UltimaDork
Jan. 9, 2009 6:40 a.m. John Brown UltimaDork
Jan. 9, 2009 7:02 a.m. captainzib Reader

SLR Jones and the Temple of Douche has me in tears. OMG, hahaha.
Jan. 9, 2009 7:09 a.m. AngryCorvair Dork

John Brown is today's winner.
Jan. 9, 2009 7:12 a.m. petegossett Dork

So, would he be an example of a "flat biller"??? Or just a douche?
Jan. 9, 2009 7:41 a.m. John Brown UltimaDork

I can not take credit for them, they were on jalopnik as well
Jan. 9, 2009 7:59 a.m. mistanfo Dork

I wonder if the original picture isn't photochopped.
Jan. 9, 2009 8:08 a.m. dyintorace HalfDork

mistanfo wrote:

I wonder if the original picture isn't photochopped.

Supposedly not, per Jalopnik. If you click through to this link, you'll see some other hilarious chopped versions though. Jalopnik turned it into a contest.

SLR guy photoshop contest results
Jan. 9, 2009 11:52 a.m. Black Stig Reader

With the ease of chopping, you have to wonder if the guy really is a part of the original picture in the first place . . .
Jan. 9, 2009 12:01 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork

Black Stig wrote:

With the ease of chopping, you have to wonder if the guy really is a part of the original picture in the first place . . .

If you know your way around photo shop, you can find signs of being worked over

edit it looks original, pixilation and levels are too clean, and the reflection in his glasses looks ligitimate given the suroundings
Jan. 9, 2009 12:08 p.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
petegossett wrote:

So, would he be an example of a "flat biller"??? Or just a douche?

Excellent question pete!

While he does have a flat-bill hat, sunglasses and a douchebag demeanor, and did cause a massive wreck, he is not a flatbiller. Consider:
- He has no clearly visible tattoos, piercings or goatee - flatbillers must have at least one of these, ideally 2 or 3.
- Flatbillers wouldn't be caught dead in a "sissy on-road vehicle" as they aren't "extreme" enough.
- Flatbillers wouldn't be caught dead in Europe.
So he is basically a regular douchebag.
Jan. 9, 2009 1:29 p.m. petegossett Dork

Oh, thanks for clearing that up for me.
Jan. 9, 2009 2:24 p.m. byron12 New Reader

He does have a designer flat billed hat maybe he is just posing as a flat-biller.
Jan. 9, 2009 2:32 p.m. maroon92 SuperDork

Dakine is designer?
Jan. 9, 2009 3:20 p.m. Jensenman UltimaDork

If you are trying to look like a 'sports enthusiast', I guess it could be.
Jan. 9, 2009 3:58 p.m. fiat22turbo SuperDork

Well, it isn't your typical generic type of hat and the fact that the inside of the bill and the hat has more "styling" than the outside indicates that it is trying....
Jan. 9, 2009 4:11 p.m. SupraWes Dork

Is that Nick Hogan?

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